2022

Worker Killed in Scaffolding Fall at Borough Park Job Site

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, yet another construction worker fell to his death -- this time outside of a building in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn. Shortly after 1:00 p.m., the worker, in his 50s, fell from scaffolding on the third floor of the building on...

Bronx Construction Worker Struck and Killed by Digger

On Thursday morning in the Bronx, a construction worker was tragically killed on a job site. At 1861 Carter Ave near East 176th Street in Mount Hope, work ceased when an unidentified man was struck by a digger. Firefighters commented that the worker was pronounced...

Two Injured in Fall Down Elevator Shaft at Bronx Target Store

At around 11:15 a.m. on December 8, 2022, two individuals fell three stories down an elevator shaft at a Target store in the Bronx. One suffered non-life threatening injuries while the other was left in critical condition. Reports indicate that the two individuals,...

Construction Worker Dies After Job Site Fall in Saratoga Springs

A 52-year-old construction worker named Nelson Bernard was rushed to Saratoga Hospital on the afternoon of November 22nd after sustaining fatal injuries on a hotel construction site. Two days later, on Thanksgiving Day, Bernard passed away at Albany Medical Center...

Construction Worker Killed in Upper West Side Scaffold Fall

A construction worker tragically fell from scaffolding to his death at an Upper West Side apartment building on the morning of November 28, 2022. The 36-year-old worker was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The accident reportedly occurred around...

Jeremy Rozan Killed in Fall From Queens Bridge

A Queens construction worker was tragically killed on the morning of November 1, 2022. At around 10:20am, the 34-year-old worker identified as Jeremy Rozan was reported to have fallen from Roosevelt Ave. Bridge and landed on the Van Wyck Expressway. He was then hit by...

12 BOM Attorneys Honored as 2022 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars

The dedication to our clients has once more earned 12 Block O’Toole & Murphy attorneys the honor of being recognized by Super Lawyers magazine. In 2022, eight Block O’Toole & Murphy attorneys were named 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers, and four of our...

Bronx Crane Collapse Slices Car in Half in Terrifying Video

A 22-year old woman was driving on Bedford Park Boulevard, when suddenly her car was smashed in half by a boom of hulking steel. It was all caught on tape when a crane toppled at a construction site yesterday morning. The ongoing 11-story residential building...

Jeffrey Block: Best Lawyers® 2023 Lawyer of the Year

Founding Partner Jeffrey A. Block was recently named the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury - Plaintiffs in New York City, a distinction that is awarded to just one lawyer in each region per practice area. Each year, Best Lawyers® evaluates New York State...

House Fire Kills Two Sisters in Southampton Vacation Home

A house fire tragically claimed the lives of two sisters early Wednesday morning as they slept in their Southampton vacation home. During a visit from their home in Maryland, Lindsay and Jillian Wiener were sleeping when the fire started in an upstairs bedroom when...

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Year: 2022

Worker Killed in Scaffolding Fall at Borough Park Job Site

Bronx Construction Worker Struck and Killed by Digger

Two Injured in Fall Down Elevator Shaft at Bronx Target Store

Construction Worker Dies After Job Site Fall in Saratoga Springs

Construction Worker Killed in Upper West Side Scaffold Fall

Jeremy Rozan Killed in Fall From Queens Bridge

12 BOM Attorneys Honored as 2022 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars

Bronx Crane Collapse Slices Car in Half in Terrifying Video

Jeffrey Block: Best Lawyers® 2023 Lawyer of the Year

House Fire Kills Two Sisters in Southampton Vacation Home

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